Sandakan Ecotourism: Selingan Turtle Island and Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary

Sepilok & Selingan

See the Green Turtles lay eggs and baby Orang Utans being fed in their sanctuary in Sandakan


Overview

Visit Sandakan, known as the gateway for ecotourism destinations in Sabah, such as the Sepilok Orang Utan Sanctuary, Turtle Islands Park, and Gomantong Caves. Explore the Seligan Turtle Island, home and nesting ground to Green and Hawksbill turtles, its star attractions. Laze and relax on the beautiful beach or just watch the incredible variety of birds. In the evening, you can see the turtles laying eggs and observe the hatchlings being released into the ocean.

Head towards the Sepilong Orang Utan Sanctuary, located in the middle of the Sepilok Forest Reserve for a fascinating insight into where young and orphan Orang Utans are taught surviving skills before being set free to roam in the reserve. See baby Orang Utans being fed. Drive through the Sepilok countryside, enjoying the oil palm and cocoa estates and the thick rainforest. Take a short river cruise which will take you the habitat of Borneo's famous Proboscis monkey. This habitat also houses an array of birds, reptiles, insects and a diverse rainforest flora.



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